ABSTRACT
The complexities and efforts associated with integrated computing environments and systems integration projects necessitate a responsive and comprehensive information technology (IT) architecture. A new IT architecture is necessary to support reengineering and the resulting organizational transformation. This architecture is being driven by new business requirements and more seamless work flows; these driving factors ultimately require more integrated technologies and accessibility to data. The comparative assessment process evaluates the results of identifying driving factors and determines their influence on information technology. Blueprinting and modeling are the actual process of developing the IT architecture. For the reengineered enterprise seeking application and data integration, there is no single technical solution. The needs of the reengineered organization are too complex, varied, and dynamic to assume that a single hardware and application solution can address all the needs on an enterprise wide basis.
